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9Research has shown college students have increased stressors related to their college environments that negatively affect their anxiety levels and consequently academic performance (Alhamed et al., 2023). The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of financial stress, academic stress, social support and sleep roles in college students' anxiety levels. We found that poor sleep quality and high levels of academic stress in students have increased rates of anxiety.POSTER 41MATERNAL CHILDHOOD UNPREDICTABILITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH PRENATAL MATERNAL MOOD ENTROPYLAUREN A. COSTELLO (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), ANAHID AKBARYAN (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), JULIANNA COLLAZO VARGAS (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), ALLIE SAUL J. BERKOWITZ (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), ERIKA J. GARCIA (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), GABRIELLA RADICE (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), EMILY ODOM (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), LAUREN C. SHUFFREY (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE) Early-life unpredictability, characterized by unstable environments and inconsistent social or physical threats, represents a distinct form of adversity with long-term impacts on emotional and cognitive outcomes. Our analyses examine whether experiences of childhood unpredictability are associated with prenatal maternal mood entropy, quantified using Shannon's entropy. Preliminary findings reveal links between increased maternal childhood unpredictability and higher mood entropy during pregnancy, highlighting potential pathways in which early adversity impacts lifespan mental health trajectories.POSTER 42MATERNAL PLAY AND EMPATHY DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN AGED 4.5 TO 5-YEARSABAGAIL LEE (TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY), HALEIGH BROWN (TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY), SONYA TROLLER-RENFREE (TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY) This study explores the relationship between maternal attitudes toward play and children's empathy in a diverse sample of 50 mother%u2013child dyads. Preliminary results reveal a suggestive trend that mothers with more positive attitudes towards play have children with higher empathy (F(1,48) = 2.96, p = .092). Furthermore, maternal involvement in play, not structure or enjoyment, was associated with higher empathic contagion (%u03b2 = .35, p = .015) and attention (%u03b2 = .30, p = .045).POSTER 43META-ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL RCTS: FADEOUT AND PERSISTENCE 6-24 MONTHS POST-INTERVENTIONSIQI LIANG (TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY), ABBY LEE (TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY), FATMANUR OZAY (TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY), TYLER WATTS (TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY), EMMA HART (TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY) Using the MERF dataset, this exploratory study examined the persistence of post-test cognitive and social-emotional impacts 6 to 24 months postintervention. Results revealed substantial fadeout within the first year (30% by 6 months and 57% by 12 months) and minimal persistence by 24 months. This study highlights the rapid rate of fadeout following educational interventions and complex patterns that may underlie observed effects.POSTER 44MORE THAN PETS: YOUNG CHILDREN'S PERSPECTIVES ON COMPANION ANIMALS AS FAMILY MEMBERSMICHELA C. ARLIA (FORDHAM UNIVERSITY), SARA EDER (CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE), ANTONELLA GUADAGNINO (CUNY GRADUATE CENTER), YANA KUCHIRKO (CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE), ERIKA NIWA (CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE) Pets are increasingly viewed as integral family members in the US. Despite the social and emotional benefits of pets, few studies focus on children's perspectives. Our study explores these relationships through a drawing task where children ages 3-7 depicted favorite moments with pets. Findings reveal pets' unique roles in family life, underscoring their value for children's emotional and social development, with implications for developmental psychology and family studies research.POSTER 45NAVIGATING ETHNIC-RACIAL IDENTITY: SOCIAL CONTEXTS AND CHALLENGES FOR MULTIRACIAL EMERGING ADULTSPREETI BACHU (CLARK UNIVERSITY), ZAINAB SHABBIR (CLARK UNIVERSITY), ANA K. MARCELO (CLARK UNIVERSITY) 9Friday, March 7